2003 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention
Held in Toronto, Ontario on May 31, 2003.
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | 3rd ballot | 4th ballot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | |
| Peter MacKay | 1,080 | 41.1% | 1,018 | 39.7% | 1,128 | 45.0% | 1,538 | 64.8% |
| Jim Prentice | 478 | 18.2% | 466 | 18.2% | 761 | 30.4% | 836 | 35.2% |
| David Orchard | 640 | 24.3% | 619 | 24.1% | 617 | 24.6% | ||
| Scott Brison | 431 | 16.4% | 463 | 18.0% | ||||
| Craig Chandler | 0 | - | ||||||
| Total | 2,629 | 100.0% | 2,566 | 100.0% | 2,506 | 100.0% | 2,374 | 100.0% |
Two other candidates had participated in the race. Quebec MP André Bachand withdrew his candidacy from the race due to financial concerns and backed Peter MacKay. Former Cabinet Minister and Quebec MP Heward Grafftey also withdrew his candidacy from the race due to health concerns.
First Ballot Chandler withdraws before voting begins to endorse Prentice.
Second Ballot Brison drops off and supports Prentice.
Third Ballot Orchard throws his support to MacKay. David Orchard produced a signed agreement where MacKay committed not to merge the party with the Canadian Alliance and to hold a review of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. However, with the only other candidate (Jim Prentice) being openly pro-merger, it was apparent that Orchard delegates would either support MacKay (as more moderate and less open to the merger idea) or abstain from the vote altogether. Judging from the fourth ballot totals, some of Orchard's delegates actually chose to abstain in spite of the agreement.
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